Tribal Governments and Section 106 Consultation
The Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) provides the following information to assist federal agency officials and others working with tribal governments located in Oklahoma. It is the federal agency's responsibility to identify and consult with the appropriate tribal governments pursuant to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) early in the planning of federal undertakings. Contact information for each tribe, for the Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (THPOs) which have assumed SHPO duties pursuant to Section 101(d)(2) of the NHPA, for the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), and for the National Park Service (NPS) Tribal Preservation Program is provided below. Other guidance, including links to helpful websites, is provided.
Oklahoma’s Tribal Governments and THPO Contacts
An asterisk (*) indicates tribes that have official THPO status under Section 101(d)(2) of the NHPA.
*Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
Attn: Governor John Raymond Johnson
2025 South Gordon Cooper Drive, Bldg 2
Shawnee, Oklahoma 74801
Phone: 405-275-4030 x3500
Email: [email protected]
astribe.com
Mr. Jeff Harjo, THPO
2025 South Gordon Cooper Drive
Shawnee, Oklahoma 74801
Phone: 405-275-4030 x3530
Email: [email protected]
Section 106: [email protected]
Alabama Quassarte Tribal Town
Attn: Chief Wilson Yargee
101 E. Broadway
PO Box 218
Wetumka, Oklahoma 74883
Phone: 405-452-3987
FAX: 405-452-3968
alabama-quassarte.org
Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
Attn: Chairwoman Durell Cooper
PO Box 1330
Anadarko, Oklahoma 73005
Phone: 405-247-9493
FAX: 405-247-2763
Email: [email protected]
apachetribe.org
*Caddo Nation
Attn: Chairman Bobby Gonzalez
PO Box 487
Binger, Oklahoma 73009
Phone: 405-656-2901
FAX: 405-656-2892
mycaddonation.com
Jonathan Rohrer, THPO
PO Box 487
Binger, Oklahoma 73009
Phone: 405-656-0970 x2070
Email: [email protected]
Section 106: [email protected]
*Cherokee Nation
Attn: Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr.
PO Box 948
Tahlequah, Oklahoma 74465
Phone: 918-456-0671
Email: [email protected]
cherokee.org
Elizabeth Toombs, THPO
PO Box 948
Tahlequah, Oklahoma 74465
Phone: 918-453-5389
Email: [email protected]
*Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes
Attn: Governor Reggie Wassana
PO Box 167
Concho, Oklahoma 73022
Phone: 405-262-0345
FAX: 405-422-7733
Email: [email protected]
cheyenneandarapaho-nsn.gov
Max Bear, THPO
700 Black Kettle Blvd
Concho, Oklahoma 73022
Phone: 405-422-7714; 405-443-9304
FAX: 405-422-7715
Email: [email protected]
Chickasaw Nation
Attn: Governor Bill Anoatubby
PO Box 1548
Ada, Oklahoma 74821
Phone: 580-436-2603
Email: [email protected]
chickasaw.net
Karen Brunso, THPO
PO Box 1548
Ada, Oklahoma 74821
Phone: 580-559-0825
Email: [email protected]
*Choctaw Nation
Attn: Chief Gary Batton
PO Box 1210
Durant, Oklahoma 74702
Phone: 800-522-6170
choctawnation.com
Dr. Ian Thompson, THPO
PO Box 1210
Durant, Oklahoma 74702
Phone: 580-924-8280
Email: [email protected]
*Citizen Potawatomi Nation
Attn: Chairman John “Rocky” Barrett
1601 S Gordon Cooper Drive
Shawnee, Oklahoma 74801
Phone: 405-275-3121
FAX: 405-275-0198
Email: [email protected]
potawatomi.org
Tracy Wind, Acting THPO
1601 S Gordon Cooper Drive
Shawnee, Oklahoma 74801
Phone: 405-878-5830
Email: [email protected]
*Comanche Nation
Attn: Chairman Mark Woommavovah
PO Box 908
Lawton, Oklahoma 73502
Phone: 580-492-3240
Email: [email protected]
comanchenation.com
Martina Minthorn, THPO
PO Box 908
Lawton, Oklahoma 73502
Phone: 580-595-9618
Email: [email protected]
*Delaware Nation, Oklahoma
Attn: President Deborah Dotson
PO Box 825
Anadarko, Oklahoma 73005
Phone: 405-247-2448
FAX: 405-247-2248
Email: [email protected]
delawarenation-nsn.gov
Katelyn Lucas, THPO
31064 SH 281
Anadarko, Oklahoma 73005
Email: [email protected]
for Section 106 contact:
Carissa Speck, Historic Preservation Director
Phone: 405-247-2448 x1403
Email: [email protected]
* Delaware Tribe of Indians
Attn: Chief Brad KillsCrow
5100 Tuxedo Blvd
Bartlesville, Oklahoma 74006
Phone: 918-337-6590
FAX: 918-337-6591
Email: [email protected]
delawaretribe.org
Martina Thomas, THPO
5100 Tuxedo Blvd.
Bartlesville, OK 74006
Phone: 539-529-1671
Email: [email protected]
*Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma
Attn: Chief Glenna J. Wallace
PO Box 350
Seneca, Missouri 64865
Phone: 918-238-5151
FAX: 918-666-2186
Email: [email protected]
estoo-nsn.gov
Lora Nuckolls, THPO
70500 E 128 Road
Wyandotte, Oklahoma 74370
Phone: 918-238-5151 x1833
Email: [email protected]
Fort Sill Apache Tribe
Attn: Chairwoman Jennifer Heminokekey
43187 US Highway 281
Apache, Oklahoma 73006
Phone: 580-588-2298
FAX: 580-588-3133
Email: [email protected]
fortsillapache-nsn.gov
Naomi Hartford, THPO & Cultural Coordinator
Email: [email protected]
Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma
Attn: Chairman Jacob Keyes
335588 E 750 Road
Perkins, Oklahoma 74059
Phone: 405-547-2402
Toll Free: 888-336-4692
iowanation.org
Kerstien McMurl, THPO
35588 E 750 Road
Perkins, Oklahoma 74059
Phone: 405-547-2402
Toll Free: 888-336-4692
Kaw Nation of Oklahoma
Attn: Chairperson Kim Jenkins
Drawer 50
Kaw City, Oklahoma 74641
Phone: 580-269-2552
FAX: 580-269-2301
Email: [email protected]
kawnation.gov
Kialegee Tribal Town
Attn: Mekko Stephanie Yahola
PO Box 332
Wetumka, Oklahoma 74883
Phone: 405-452-3262
FAX: 405-452-3413
kialegeetribaltown.net
Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma
Attn: Chairman Darwin Kaskaske
PO Box 70
McCloud, Oklahoma 24851
Phone: 405-964-4227
FAX: 405-964-7065
Email: [email protected]
kickapootribeofoklahoma.com
*Kiowa Tribe
Attn: Chairman Lawrence SpottedBird
PO Box 369
Carnegie, Oklahoma 73015
Phone: 580-654-2300
Toll Free: 1-855-228-9975
FAX: 580-654-2188
Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected]
kiowatribe.org
Amanda Hill, THPO
100 Kiowa Way
Carnegie, OK 73015
Phone: 580-951-0741
Email: [email protected]
*Miami Tribe of Oklahoma
Attn: Chief Douglas Lankford
PO Box 1326
Miami, Oklahoma 74355
Phone: 918-542-1445
FAX: 918-542-7260
Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected]
miamination.com
Logan York, THPO
PO Box 1326
Miami, Oklahoma 74355
Phone: 918-541-8966
Email: [email protected]
*Modoc Nation
Attn: Chief Robert Burkybile
22 N Eight Tribes Trail
Miami, Oklahoma 74354
Phone: 918-542-1190
FAX: 918-542-5415
Email: [email protected]
modocnation.com
Audrey McGaughey, THPO
22 N Eight Tribes Trail
Miami, OK 74354
Phone: 918-325-8108
Email: [email protected]
*Muscogee (Creek) Nation
Attn: Principal Chief David Hill
PO Box 580
Okmulgee, Oklahoma 74447
Phone: 918-732-7601
Email: [email protected]
muscogeenation.com
Dr. Savannah Waters, THPO
PO Box 580
Okmulgee, Oklahoma 74447
Phone: 918-732-7852
Email: [email protected]
Section 106: [email protected]
*Osage Nation
Chief Joe Tillman
Attn: Dr. Andrea A. Hunter, THPO
627 Grandview
Pawhuska, Oklahoma 74056
Phone: 918-287-5328
FAX: 918-287-5376
Email: [email protected]
osagenation-nsn.gov
Dr. Andrea A. Hunter, THPO
627 Grandview Ave
Pawhuska, Oklahoma 74056
Phone: 918-287-5328
FAX: 918-287-5376
Email: [email protected]
*Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Oklahoma
Attn: Chairman John R. Shotton
8151 Highway 177
Red Rock, Oklahoma 74651
Phone: 580-723-4466
FAX: 580-723-1015
Email: [email protected]
omtribe.org
Elsie Whitehorn, THPO
8151 Highway 177
Red Rock, Oklahoma 74651
Phone: 580-723-4466 x202
FAX: 580-723-4273
Email: [email protected]
*Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma
Attn: Chief Ethel Cook
13 South 69A
Miami, Oklahoma 74354
Phone: 918-542-6162
FAX: 918-542-3214
Email: [email protected]
ottawatribe.gov
Rhonda Hayworth, THPO
13 South 69A
Miami, Oklahoma 74354
Phone: 918-540-1536
FAX: 918-542-3214
Email: [email protected]
*Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma
Attn: President Misty M. Nuttle
PO Box 470
Pawnee, Oklahoma 74058
Phone: 918-762-3621
Email: [email protected]
pawneenation.org
Joseph M. Reed, THPO
PO Box 470
Pawnee, Oklahoma 74058
Phone: 918-762-2180
FAX: 918-762-3662
Email: [email protected]
*Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
Attn: Chief Rosanna Dobbs
118 S. Eight Tribes Trail
Miami, Oklahoma 74354
Phone: 918-540-2535
FAX: 918-540-2538
peoriatribe.com
Burgundy Fletcher, THPO
1915 Cleveland Ave
Miami, Oklahoma 74354
Phone: 918-540-2535 Ext. 9234
Email: [email protected]
*Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
Attn: Chairman Oliver Little Cook
101 White Eagle Drive
Ponca City, Oklahoma 74601
Phone: 580-762-8104
FAX: 580-762-2743
Email: [email protected]
ponca-nsn.gov
Liana Staci Hesler, THPO
121 White Eagle Drive
Ponca City, Oklahoma 74601
Phone: 580-382-6633
Email: [email protected]
*Quapaw Nation
Attn: Chairwoman Wena Supernaw
PO Box 765
Quapaw, Oklahoma 74363-0765
Phone: 918-542-1853
FAX: 918-542-4694
quapawnation.com
Billie Burtrum, THPO
PO Box 765
Quapaw, Oklahoma 74363-0765
Phone: 918-238-3100
FAX: 918-542-4694
Email: [email protected]
*Sac and Fox Nation
Attn: Principal Chief Randle Carter
920929 S. Hwy 99
Stroud, Oklahoma 74079
Phone: 918-968-3526 x1008
FAX: 918-968-1142
Email: [email protected]
sacandfoxnation-nsn.gov
Robert Cast, THPO
920883 S. Hwy 99 Bldg. A
Sroud, Oklahoma 74079
Phone: 918-968-3526 x1070
Email: [email protected]
*Seminole Nation of Oklahoma
Attn: Chief Lewis J. Johnson
PO Box 1498
Wewoka, Oklahoma 74884
Phone: 405-257-7200
FAX: 405-257-7209
Email: [email protected]
sno-nsn.gov
THPO
PO Box 1498
Wewoka, Oklahoma 74884
Phone: 405-257-7200
*Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma
Attn: Chief Charles Diebold
23701 South 655 Road
Grove, Oklahoma 743444
Phone: 918-787-5452 x6014
FAX: 918-787-5521
Email: [email protected]
sctribe.com
William Tarrant, THPO
PO Box 453220
Grove, Oklahoma 74345-3220
Phone: 918-791-6061
FAX: 918-787-9440
Email: [email protected]
*Shawnee Tribe
Attn: Chief Ben Barnes
29 South Highway 69A
Miami, Oklahoma 74354
Phone: 918-542-2441
FAX: 918-542-2922
Email: [email protected]
shawnee-nsn.gov
Tonya Tipton, THPO
29 South Highway 69 A
Miami, Oklahoma 74354
Phone: 918-542-2441
Email: [email protected]
*Southern Ute Indian Tribe
Attn: Chairman Melvin Baker
PO Box 737
Ignacio, Colorado 81137
Phone: 970-563-0100
FAX: 970-563-1098
Email: [email protected]
sourthernute-nsn.gov
Garrett Briggs, THPO
PO Box 737
Ignacio, Colorado 81137
Phone: 970-563-2992
Email: [email protected]
*Thlopthlocco Tribal Town
Attn: Mekko Brent Smith
109125 N. 3830 Rd.
Weleetka, Oklahoma 74880
Phone: 918-560-6198
Email: [email protected]
tttown.org
Tonkawa Tribe of Oklahoma
Attn: Chairperson Russell Martin
1 Rush Buffalo Road
Tonkawa, Oklahoma 74653
Phone: 580-628-2561
FAX: 580-628-3375
Email: [email protected]
tonkawatribe.com
*United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma
Attn: Chief Joe Bunch
PO Box 746
Tahlequah, Oklahoma 74465
Phone: 918-431-1818
FAX: 918-431-1873
Email: [email protected]
ukb-nsn.gov
Roger Cain, THPO
18263 W Keetoowah Circle
Tahlequah, Oklahoma 74464
Phone: 918-871-2826
Email: [email protected]
*Wichita and Affiliated Tribes
Attn: President Amber Silverhorn-Wolfe
PO Box 729
Anadarko, Oklahoma 73005
Phone: 405-247-2425
FAX: 405-247-2430
Email: [email protected]
wichitatribe.com
Robin Williams, THPO
PO Box 729
Anadarko, Oklahoma 73005
Phone: 405-247-2425 x201
FAX: 405-247-2430
Email: [email protected]
*Wyandotte Nation
Attn: Chief Billy Friend
8 Turtle Drive
Wyandotte, Oklahoma 74370
Phone: 918-678-2297
Toll Free: 1-800-256-2539
FAX: 918-678-2944
Email: [email protected]
wyandotte-nation.org
Sherri Clemons, THPO
8 Turtle Drive
Wyandotte, Oklahoma 74370
Phone: 918 678-2297 x 6344
FAX: 918-678-2944
Email: [email protected]
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
The ACHP's regulations (36 CFR Part 800 – Protection of Historic Properties) set forth the process for a federal agency's compliance with Section 106 of the NHPA. These regulations can be found at achp.gov and on the review and compliance (Section 106) page. Federal agencies and their applicants/designees should be familiar with these regulations and take special notice of their responsibilities to consult with all appropriate parties. Tribal governments are among these parties, and 36 CFR Part 800.1(c) says in part:
- (B) The Federal Government has a unique legal relationship with Indian tribes set forth in the Constitution of the United States, treaties, statutes, and court decisions. Consultation with Indian tribes should be conducted in a sensitive manner respectful of tribal sovereignty. Nothing in this part alters, amends, repeals, interprets or modifies tribal sovereignty, any treaty rights, or other rights of an Indian tribe, or preempts, modifies or limits the exercise of any such rights.
- (C) Consultation with an Indian tribe must recognize the government-to government relationship between the Federal Government and Indian tribes. The agency official shall consult with representatives designated or identified by the tribal government or the governing body of a Native Hawaiian organization. Consultation with Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations should be conducted in a manner sensitive to the concerns and needs of the Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization.
- (D) When Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations attach religious and cultural significance to historic properties off tribal lands, section 101(d)(6)(B) of the act requires Federal agencies to consult with such Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations in the section 106 process. Federal agencies should be aware that frequently historic properties of religious and cultural significance are located on ancestral, aboriginal, or ceded lands of Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations and should consider that when complying with the procedures in this part.
Many tribal governments have established historic preservation programs, and some have exercised their rights under the NHPA to take responsibility for historic properties on tribal lands. The THPO is the tribal official appointed by the tribe’s chief governing authority or designated by a tribal ordinance or preservation program who has assumed all or any part of the responsibilities of the SHPO on tribal lands in accordance with Section 101(d)(2) of the NHPA. Tribes submit an application to the National Park Service that identifies the NHPA programs for which they elect to assume responsibility and detail how they will meet the requirements for doing so.
The THPO title is also frequently used for individuals administering cultural resource programs for tribes that have not assumed SHPO duties. Regardless of the Section 101(d)(2) status, tribal governments play a critical role in the national preservation program and federal agencies must consult them, as appropriate, during project planning to comply with Section 106 of the NHPA (see 36 CFR Part 800). Federal agencies should confer with their respective Federal Preservation Officers (FPOs) for guidance in consultation with tribal governments, and the list of FPOs is available on the ACHP's website at achp.gov. The ACHP also provides guidance to federal agencies, tribal governments, and others concerning issues relate to tribal consultation under Section 106.
The ACHP contact person is:
Ashley Fry
Director, Office of Native American Affairs
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
202-517-1481
[email protected]
ACHP Bio
Helpful Links
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) provides information about which tribes to consult under their programs on the HUD exchange tribal consultation page.
Other useful information may be found on the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) website at bia.gov.
NPS provides resources for tribes as they work to protect their heritage and agencies consulting with them at the Office of Native American Affairs.
Last updated 9/11/26
